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texas_rebel_1980 · 05-19-2008, 10:48 AM

but it has the heavy HBAR barrel, and no flash hider/suppressor and i would really like one because it looks cool. now can i buy a suppressor to put on it? could i take said suppressor and rifle to a smith who could thread the barrel? which suppressor would be best? the thing has no recoil at all, the muzzle of the barrel is super thick so i guess that keeps recoil away. any ideas?

i also have an AK with no flash hider/muzzle break/suppressor. it is too thin to thread. the barrel looks like it was threaded but was maybe smoothed out to meet post ban requirements? someone suggested a spent .308 casing cut in half and pounded on the barrel and a suppressor pounded onto that. kinda half-@$$ so i never tried it. i could get another barrel for it but i would rather not. any ideas?

tomfoolery · 05-19-2008, 10:50 AM

There are all sorts of supressors out there. Gemtech is the name that comes to mind first.

Yeah, take said supressor and rifle to smith and let him do the magic. Tax stamps for supressors are to expensive in my opinion.

Good luck, pics are required once you do it

GlockConvert · 05-19-2008, 11:12 AM

I think you may be talking about flash suppressors, not sound suppressors. In short, on the AR if you are talking flash suppressors, you can have the barrel threaded. Vortex is good. So are the nato standard or the phantoms. Pretty basic process. The AK is a different animal due to 922 R restrictions on what the domestic part count is. Do some research on 922 R before adding a flash suppressor. YOu may need to increase the domestic parts in your gun to do that.

If you ar etalking about sound suppressors, AAC, AWC, SWR and Gemtech are good places to start.

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texas_rebel_1980 · 05-19-2008, 11:18 AM

see, i flubbed up already. i was talking about flash hiders. i confused people with the suppressor thing. sorry. i wish i could afford the stamp and then the suppressor though!

i would have to add some US parts to the AK. i haven't added anything to it other than a Tapco trigger group, so other than that i haven't added evil parts....

Mercmar · 05-19-2008, 01:00 PM

Flash hiders are also called "suppressors". Check out the Smith Enterprises website. They probably make a suppressor that'll fit your AR's muzzle without threading. I'm using a Smith brake on my Bushmaster Shorty post-ban.

**mvician** · 05-19-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercmar

Flash hiders are also called "suppressors". Check out the Smith Enterprises website. They probably make a suppressor that'll fit your AR's muzzle without threading. I'm using a Smith brake on my Bushmaster Shorty post-ban.

...and after a few shots the setscrews loosen and the FH goes flying downrange. Do it right and have the barrel threaded. Send it to Adco.

Adco Firearms LLC

fastboy · 05-19-2008, 02:10 PM

With an AR at .223 caliber, chances are you don't need a muzzle break because there is barely any recoil. As to the flash hider, if you are not doing SEAL team kind of job with the gun, you won't have much use for it either.

John A. · 05-19-2008, 02:25 PM

Flash hiders are preferred for barrels under 20 inches. You'd be surprised how much a flash hider helps.

You can thread the barrel or exchange the barrel if you wish. I don't like the set screw type adapters either.

threading for an standard AR15 is 1/2-28 tpi

Mercmar · 05-20-2008, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvician

...and after a few shots the setscrews loosen and the FH goes flying downrange. Do it right and have the barrel threaded. Send it to Adco.

Adco Firearms LLC

As Mr. Smith hisself told me, "paint that muzzle with some 640 Loctite, and it's not going anywhere!" After a few thousand rounds, no problems...guess I'll go with the manufacturer's recommendations and my own experience, rather than succumbing to speculative internet blather!

You'll need a propane torch to remove the Smith appliance, if it's properly secured with 640 Loctite. BTW, you also either center-drill a small divot for the screws to "grab", or just file a little channel perpendicular to the bore axis. It's so simple, even a DemocRAT could be trained to do it.

On-the-other hand, threading isn't a bad idea, either. However, rather than paying for barrel-threading, I'd probably just pick up a threaded barrel and install it myself.

RobFMJ · 05-20-2008, 06:09 AM

You can also send your barrel to Randall at AR15barrels.com and he'll thread it for $30 ($60 if you dont have the tools to take your upper apart).

AR15BARRELS.COM - Shop Services

05-19-2008, 10:48 AM	#1
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seguin,Texas Posts: 1,278	Dumb Question Alert i have an AR but it has the heavy HBAR barrel, and no flash hider/suppressor and i would really like one because it looks cool. now can i buy a suppressor to put on it? could i take said suppressor and rifle to a smith who could thread the barrel? which suppressor would be best? the thing has no recoil at all, the muzzle of the barrel is super thick so i guess that keeps recoil away. any ideas? i also have an AK with no flash hider/muzzle break/suppressor. it is too thin to thread. the barrel looks like it was threaded but was maybe smoothed out to meet post ban requirements? someone suggested a spent .308 casing cut in half and pounded on the barrel and a suppressor pounded onto that. kinda half-@$$ so i never tried it. i could get another barrel for it but i would rather not. any ideas? __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

05-19-2008, 10:50 AM	#2
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,690	There are all sorts of supressors out there. Gemtech is the name that comes to mind first. Yeah, take said supressor and rifle to smith and let him do the magic. Tax stamps for supressors are to expensive in my opinion. Good luck, pics are required once you do it __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

05-19-2008, 11:12 AM	#3
GlockConvert XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PAC NW Posts: 348	I think you may be talking about flash suppressors, not sound suppressors. In short, on the AR if you are talking flash suppressors, you can have the barrel threaded. Vortex is good. So are the nato standard or the phantoms. Pretty basic process. The AK is a different animal due to 922 R restrictions on what the domestic part count is. Do some research on 922 R before adding a flash suppressor. YOu may need to increase the domestic parts in your gun to do that. If you ar etalking about sound suppressors, AAC, AWC, SWR and Gemtech are good places to start. D __________________ Damien in Seattle I don't list my guns - I know glocks, FALs, and AKs but I'm not sure my ability to fill a gunsafe with guns make me an expert on anything. All that you can depend on from a 45 is that it will drill a .45 - .70 inch hole about 14 inches into someone. There will not be "energy dump", people will not fly backwards, and they will not necessarily fall as if they have been struck by lighting.

05-19-2008, 11:18 AM	#4
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seguin,Texas Posts: 1,278	see, i flubbed up already. i was talking about flash hiders. i confused people with the suppressor thing. sorry. i wish i could afford the stamp and then the suppressor though! i would have to add some US parts to the AK. i haven't added anything to it other than a Tapco trigger group, so other than that i haven't added evil parts.... __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

05-19-2008, 02:25 PM	#8
John A. XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KY Posts: 485	Flash hiders are preferred for barrels under 20 inches. You'd be surprised how much a flash hider helps. You can thread the barrel or exchange the barrel if you wish. I don't like the set screw type adapters either. threading for an standard AR15 is 1/2-28 tpi __________________ "The 2nd Amendment wasn't adopted into the Constitution because the authors liked guns or the destruction they could cause, but to give ordinary citizens the ability to protect themselves and their family and to take up arms against anyone in a governmental position who tried to deny those fundamental and God given rights." Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

05-19-2008, 01:00 PM	#5
Mercmar XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,652	Flash hiders are also called "suppressors". Check out the Smith Enterprises website. They probably make a suppressor that'll fit your AR's muzzle without threading. I'm using a Smith brake on my Bushmaster Shorty post-ban.

05-19-2008, 02:10 PM	#7
fastboy XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MI Posts: 1,327	With an AR at .223 caliber, chances are you don't need a muzzle break because there is barely any recoil. As to the flash hider, if you are not doing SEAL team kind of job with the gun, you won't have much use for it either.

05-20-2008, 06:09 AM	#10
RobFMJ XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Galveston, Texas Posts: 1,846	You can also send your barrel to Randall at AR15barrels.com and he'll thread it for $30 ($60 if you dont have the tools to take your upper apart). AR15BARRELS.COM - Shop Services __________________ Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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